Cutting device.



W. G. PATTON.

CUTTING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED AUGIT, I914.

Patented June 22,- 1915.

LI e. reason, or snnrrnn, WASHINGTON.

GUTTING- DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Eatent.

Patented June 22, lltlffi.

Application filed. August 17, 1914. Serial No. 857,129.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM G. PAT'roN, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of the city of Seattle, in the county of King and State of Washington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cutting Devices, of which the following is a specification.

My invention has for its primary aim to provide a simple and novel device of the above character which may be mounted on the hand of the user or supported otherwise and easily manipulated in the operation of severing a length of cord or the like.

Further objects will be set forth in the specification and those features of construction on which protection is desired will be succinctly defined in the appended claim.

For a full understanding of the invention, reference is to be had to the following description and the accompanying drawing wherein- Figure 1 shows my invention in its preferred embodiment and application; Fig. 2 is an enlarged plan showing the cutter in end elevation; Fig. 3 discloses my improved cutting deviceor implement in side elevation, and Fig. 4 is an elevation thereof looking from a view point disposed at right an les to that of Fig. 3.

eferring by similar characters of reference to corresponding parts throughout the several views, 1 designates the adjustable ring having its ends 1' overlapping one another and constituting a means for supporting the cutter on a finger of the users hand. Integral with the ring is a guide 2 bent back thereupon and provided with a slot 3 through which projects the cutting blade i. This blade is supported by element 5 preferably integral with the ring and bent over the guide 3, the free end 5 being slightly upturned to facilitate the entrance of the cord to the blade. Support 5 also constitutes a guard for the blade, the cutting edge 4' of the latter, extending from its support in a rearward direction and through the slot 3 of guide 2. The guide 2 is spaced fromthe ring 1 while the blade support 5'is spaced outwardly from the guide to permit of easy access to the blade.

ll preferably form my device from a single blank having radially extending fingers constituting the heretofore described elements 1, 2 and 5. to the latter of which the blade WILLIAM fir. PATTON.

Witnesses:

E. AnLrrA ADAMS, JAMES E. SPROLL. 

